march 18th hershey

Little Jimmie Picking at the Opery

Grand ole opery

opery

day before we left home

two 10 year old friends reunited

PA friends in TX

Friends in TN

US near the Alamo

Hi all,
 We are in Hershey, Pa and have the grandkids with us today. We have picked up all the sticks in the park and had a campfire, cooked hot dogs and hamburgs, burned trash and now are relaxing while they watch Avitar.  They actually gave up going to the movies to find wood and have the camp fire.  
We will head home tomorrow morning as early as we can so as to be home before dark. this will be the long day and we are sorry to see our trip come to an end.  I looked thru some of our pictures this morning and it's hard to be leave that we were at the Grand Canyon just two weeks ago. If anyone ever want to see the pictures let me know and I will try and put together a CD for your viewing pleasure. about 7000 miles and just over two months it's hard to believe all the things we have seen. I know that I have a good understanding about mesquites and open land. It was wonderful to be able to see nothing clear to the horizon and see the streight road for just about as far as you could see. Linda kept a log as to the elevations we we at at different places, and to go from thousands of feet to less than 200 was quite the feat.   there were times that we wished that all of you could have been with us to share in the experance. there were places that we said to each other the so n so would love this and so n so would love that.  We both now have a lot better knowledge of just how huge, amazing and grand this USA really is and hope that you all get a chance to see at least so of it, as we will again.  I am just writting and want you to know that we have had a great time but also will be glad to be home with friend and family.  may write again but thought I would fill in some blanks.   Russ the traveller